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UEFA Nations League - Albania VS Ukraine Prediciton

UEFA Nations League - Albania VS Ukraine Prediciton
UEFA Nations League - Albania VS Ukraine
Match Time:20-11-2024 03:45 Wednesday (UTC+8)
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Albania - LWLLWD
The Albania boss Sylvinho Mendes Campos has a full complement, with no fitness worries at all ahead of this match thanks to a fully injury-free squad to choose from.

It’s our opinion that Kuq e Zinjtë may well make use of the 4-2-3-1 system this time and select Thomas Strakosha, Elseid Hysaj, Ardian Ismajli, Arlind Ajeti, Mario Mitaj, Kristjan Asllani, Ylber Ramadani, Jasir Asani, Nedim Bajrami, Myrto Uzuni and Indrit Tuci.

Albania enter this match following a 0-0 Nations League draw vs Czech Republic. In that match, Albania managed 43% possession and 9 attempts on goal with 2 on target. For their opponents, Czech Rep. had 8 shots at goal with 2 on target.

Fewer than three goals per match were scored during 5 of the last 6 meetings where Albania have taken part. Breaking down the goal weighting from that period, opposition teams scored a total of 5 while Albania got themselves 3. We will have to find out whether or not that trend will end up being sustained here.

Ukraine - DLLWDD
Due to a completely healthy group available for selection, the Ukraine manager Serhiy Rebrov has no fitness worries whatsoever coming into this game.

We’re of the thinking that Zhovto-Blakytni appear most likely to play in a 4-1-4-1 formation, going with Anatolii Trubin, Yukhym Konoplia, Illia Zabarnyi, Mykola Matviyenko, Vitalii Mykolenko, Volodymyr Brazhko, Oleksiy Hutsuliak, Mykola Shaparenko, Georgiy Sudakov, Mykhaylo Mudryk and Artem Dovbyk.

In their previous game, Ukraine drew 1-1 in the Nations League match with Georgia.

In that game, Ukraine had 43% possession and 7 attempts at goal with 3 of them on target. Georgia had 18 attempts on goal with 3 on target. Solomon Kverkvelia (7' Own goal) and Georges Mikautadze (76') scored for Georgia.

Serhiy Rebrov's Ukraine have slotted home a total of 6 times throughout their previous 6 matches. The total of goals that they have conceded during that same period adds up to 7.

Albania vs Ukraine Head-To-Head and Key Numbers
With five wins from the last seven meetings between the sides, Ukraine boast a superior record in the history of this fixture.
Albania have picked up just one win in that time, which came in September’s reverse fixture, while the spoils have been shared once.
Ukraine have won just one of their most recent six UEFA Nations League matches while losing twice and picking up three draws since September 2022.
Albania are unbeaten in six of their last seven competitive home games, claiming three wins and three draws since September 2022

Albania possible starting lineup:
Strakosha; Hysaj, Ismajli, Ajeti, Mitaj; Asllani, Ramadani; Asani, Bajrami, Uzuni; Tuci

Ukraine possible starting lineup:
Trubin; Konoplya, Zabarnyi, Matviyenko, Mykolenko; Brazhko; Hutsulyak, Shaparenko, Sudakov, Mudryk; Dovbyk

Prediction:  Albania 1-1 Ukraine
There is little to choose between these two teams, and Albania rode their luck to claim maximum points when they locked horns in September. A draw is the likeliest result, and one which would leave Albania's fate in others' hands, while Ukraine would be cast down into League C.